Is the Ward Superintendent qualified?

According to the City’s qualifications for Ward Superintendent the minimum qualification for the position is “Five years of work experience in municipal refuse collection, street cleaning, or snow removal operations, of which three years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.”

Based on Sikanich’s personnel file, he has nowhere near the requisite experience.

2011: Two to three months as a seasonal laborer (started about 6 months after his citation for driving without insurance, under the influence of drugs, and crashing into a stationary vehicle).

2012: Seasonal laborer, exact duration unclear, possibly April to December (start would be a month after his first shoplifting arrest and ends weeks before his second).

2013: Seasonal laborer, started in February and went out on disability in November (two months later, in January 2014 he was arrested for battery and impersonating a police officer).

2014 - 2017: It appears he was out on disability and may have only done sporadic temporary work in this time, if he worked at all.

2018: Classified as Temporary Help, Asphalt Laborer. Appears he may have been out on leave some portion of the year.

2019: He’s promoted to Ward Superintendent.

Sikanich, the man who was arrested three times since first starting employment with the city, only ever worked as temporary labor, never held a supervisory position, and volunteered with the Gardiner campaign was given a $96,000 position with the city.